Oct 29 'BigDog' and the Rise of the Robots On Friday's NewsHour, science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on our fascination with robots and the efforts underway to make them as human as possible. So just how close are we to being replaced by robots? Observe the case of "… Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch Will Small Step for Robots Lead to Giant Leap for Robotkind? How close are we to being replaced by robots? NewsHour Science Correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on efforts to engineer robots that are eerily similar to humans and animals. Continue watching
Oct 29 What Zombies Can Teach Us About Braaain Science In George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead," the dead are reanimated, enraged and hungry. They stumble toward the living, arms outstretched, eating everyone in their path. They show no reason, no pain and no signs of slowing down. Continue reading
Oct 26 Biodiversity Losses are Alarming, but Reversible The black-footed ferret, once thought extinct, has been successfully reintroduced to parts of its former habitat. A decade-long effort involving nearly 200 scientists and a colossal database has reached a simple conclusion: conservation works. But there's not enough of… Continue reading
Oct 26 Frontline, ProPublica Examine BP's Dismal Safety Record and Gulf Oil Spill DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s44c8qf90', 'r9fYYWlOKL8', '29'); The past decade was one of rapid growth for BP, a company that now dominates the oil industry. Mergers expanded the BP empire and cost-cutting helped keep shareholders happy. The newest collaboration between Frontline… Continue reading
Oct 23 Festival Showcases Future Faces of Science, Engineering Thousands of students ventured to Washington D.C. for this weekend's finale to the 2010 Science and Engineering Festival. Booths lined the National Mall as the event sought to pique the interest of the nation's youth in science and math… Continue reading
Oct 22 6 Months After Gulf Oil Crisis Began, Environmental Fears and 'Spillionaires' By Lea Winerman Six months after oil began flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, BP's blown-out well is long capped but the effects of the spill are still being felt. Hari Sreenivasan spoke to Bob Marshall, who covers the… Continue reading
Oct 21 Moon Blast Reveals Lunar Surface Rich With Compounds There is water on the moon ... along with a long list of other compounds, including, mercury, gold and silver. That's according to a more detailed analysis of the chilled lunar soil near the moon's South Pole, released as… Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch Study: Post-Menopausal Hormone Therapy Increases Cancer Risk A new study found that post-menopausal women who use hormone-replacement therapy are at a greater risk of getting aggressive cancers than those who don't. Gwen Ifill gets perspectives on the findings from the lead author of the study, Dr. Rowan… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch Popular Facebook Apps Lack Privacy Protection, Report Finds Report: Top Facebook Apps Lack Privacy Protection… Continue watching